Oregon spends more than $1 million buying artwork each year as part of the Percent for Art program.

The law, created in the 1970s, requires at least 1 percent of direct construction funds of new and renovated state buildings with construction budgets of $100,000 or more go toward acquiring works of art.

The state’s public art collection includes more than 2,500 pieces, according to the Oregon Arts Commission, which oversees the program. There are more than a thousand pieces of public art throughout about three dozen government buildings in Marion County.

BY NISHANT BHAJARIA | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

Startups in the growth phase are associated with a fresh infusion of capital — human and financial — a curiosity factor and products to disrupt the market and drive demand. Portland’s economy gives off the same aroma.

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BY KATRINA WALKER

Generations of students and graduates have been plagued by the question: What is my true calling in life? Four alumni from Corban University’s Hoff School of Business who graduated in different decades say the school helped them find the answer by giving them a practical, well-rounded education.

It’s happening whether anyone’s ready or not. Businesses here in Oregon and across the U.S. are already experiencing the effects of the largest generational shift in recent history, and these changing tides will impact every level of the workplace — from a company’s executive leadership to its cultural core.

The Oregon Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services, will be hosting it’s Annual Dinner and Keynote event on March 12, 2015. The evening promises to be memorable, with this years Keynote, Christine McKinley.